Finally Friday: AGL Flats
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These are a reader favorite over at Corporette, and a doctor friend of mine was JUST raving about how insanely comfortable they are. There are many highly reviewed AGL flats at Nordstrom, but I like these pretty tortoise-toe ones — and they’re 30%. They were $298, but are now $208 — lots of sizes left. Attilio Giusti Leombruni Ballerina Flat
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Just wondering what you ladies with infants in daycare do for nighttime and morning routines? Right now my we are waking my five month old up around 5:30 so we can feed him and get him and ourselves ready and out the door for daycare start at 7:00. The thing is doesn’t really want to get up and doesn’t eat that much. He falls asleep between 9 and 10 pm and sleeps through the night. We do try to put him to sleep earlier, but he doesn’t have much interest in it. Usually he gets picked up from daycare around 6:15, home by 6:45 a bottle between 8-9 and then bed. Do those of you with infants have them going to bed earlier? Do you wake up/change/feed the baby before daycare? I can’t see not doing any of these, except maybe if he’s not starving holding off on the bottle until he gets there. So far he is doing well with weight and is a happy baby who seems to be thriving although he does take naps that are on the longer side while at daycare.
I didn’t realize that H&M had baby clothes. I found some cute stuff, and I can’t remember who was sharing in my hatred of the overly gendered clothes available for babies, but H&M has some cute stuff.
To bring up something a bit happier, I was on Cup of Jo yesterday and found a new-to-me provider of happy, casual dresses that I am finding very tempting. They seem to be marketed pretty much exclusively to moms. The brand is Sonnet James. Link to follow.
The post the other day about “feeling more like yourself” has got me thinking. My DC is 6 months old and I am feeling depleted and tired thanks to growing a little human; continuing to nourish said human through breastfeeding; pregnancy-induced insomnia; rising at all hours to care for little one; going back to work at 3 months pp; the early return of my period at 3 months pp; and dealing with all the other things life throws my way.
I don’t know what much more I can do on the sleep front aside from going to bed early, but I’m hoping to see a medical professional about the “feeling depleted” part of the equation. Anyone have experience working with a naturopath? I’m trying to eat the best I can and I continue to take my prenatals, but I suspect I might have some vitamin deficiencies. Based on my labor and delivery experience, I’d rather not deal with a medical doctor per se, but would also prefer to have my consultation covered by insurance, which only covers in-network providers.
A few questions: For those who have met with a naturopath (or an MD that takes this approach), was it worthwhile? Do you think this might help someone like me? Any recommendations in the DC area, preferably metro-accessible?
Thanks, all!
Yes. After having kids I have no tolerance for bad news about children, period. I used to occasionally watch bad-things-happening-to-children shows (L&O SVU, for example), but that is also out the window. Especially if the kids are close to the ages of my kids, I get too emotional and upset. This is one reason I haven’t watched Breaking Bad–I read a review in which they alluded to a child getting killed, and after that, I was nu-uh.
FWIW, I consider myself otherwise pretty even-keeled and not overly hysterical about lots of other things kid-related.
This piggybacks onto Kat’s post yesterday re: changes post-children, but is anyone else having a hard time with some of the recent news stories (in particular, two horribly tragic stories regarding a pregnant woman and a small baby)? These stories just stick in my head, and I have a hard time shaking how awful the world can be. I don’t recall feeling this overwhelmed by news of tragedy pre-kids, but now, I feel rocked by sad news. I’ve always been a little anxious, but this response feels almost irrational.
Hopping over to this side of Corporette for the first time to ask a question from you wise ladies. How do you swallow the early pregnancy anxiety? We’ve been TTC so long and just found out about a week ago that I’m pregnant – almost exactly a year after my first pregnancy which ended in a fairly early but drawn-out miscarriage. We had just started seeing a specialist and were in our first month of cycle monitoring when I got pregnant, so I have a hard time believing this one will stick when they hadn’t actually started any interventions yet. I’ve been trying to just pretend it isn’t happening and assume that I’ll start bleeding, but every day that goes by without any spotting, I get more attached to this pregnancy and more scared of the impact of losing another one. The specialist has reassured us that there’s no cause to be concerned and she’s ordering regular ultrasounds and bloodwork until we hit 10 weeks, but I just can’t let myself accept that I might actually finally be having a baby. Last year was so terrible and I’m so scared of going through that again. I don’t really know what I’m asking for, but I guess – any advice??